Game



Jul 5, 1938. R A, N 2,122,505

GAME

Filed June 15, 1956 FIG.2 FIG. 2a

FIG.3

INVENTORS PIETRO A Yon A TTORNEY.

Patented 'July 5, 1938 PATENT OFFICE GAME Pietro A. Yon,

Application June 13,

Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in games.

The object of the present invention is a game simulating some of thecharacteristics of golf 5 without requiring a playing surface as largeand as carefully prepared and maintained as is necessary with golf.

In golf, variations in the play are determined by the position of theball necessitating the use of different clubs. In the game forming theobject of the present invention similar variations are introduced not bythe use of different clubs, but by varying the object to be propelled.

The nature of the invention will more clearly appear from the followingdetailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof which isillustrated in the drawing in the following manner:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tee, stick (object to be propelled)and club in the playing position;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2a a vertical cross-section of oneof the sticks which may be used in the game;

Fig. 3 and 3a are two different side elevations, and Fig. 3b a verticalcross-section of a second type of stick used in my game;

Figs. 4, 4a and 4b are similar views of a third stick used in my game;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the club, and

Fig. 6 illustrates a carrying case for the club, sticks and tee used inmy game.

Referring to Fig. 1, the playing surface or tee is a block 1, preferablyof wood, having a flat bottom which will rest on the ground and a slop-35 ing top 2, part of which is roughened as indicated I at 3. Theroughened surface may be produced by fastening sandpaper or the like tothe surface 2. The stick to be used is placed on the surface 3 and willbe held by the surface against accidental displacement.

The stick is positioned with one end projecting beyond the tee, and theprojecting end is hit with club 4. The distance which the stick willcover and its trajectory will depend on the shape of the stick and themanner in which the blow is delivered. In Figs. 2 and 2a is illustrateda stick 5 having rounded ends, a fiat bottom and a curving or archedtop. The stick is placed with its fiat surface on the roughened portionof the tee, with a length protruding beyond the edge of the tee, soproportioned to the rest that when hit by the club 4 it will travelalong the trajectory and to the distance calculated by the player. Itshould be noted that owing to its rounded ends, when the stick 5 hitsthe ground it will roll over New York, N. Y.

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and over, and the contours of the stick are such as to insure alowtrajectory when properly hit by the club. Therefore, the stick 5 is usedto gain distance in the game. It should be noted at this point that asbest shown in Fig. 1, the club 4 has an oval cross-section which wasfound best for the purposes of the game.

The stick 6 illustrated in Figs. 3, 3a. and 31) has substantially thesame cross-sectional contour as stick 5, but the ends are pointed asindicated at I and 8. As best shown in Fig. 3a,, the ends I and 8 arepointed in opposite directions. Due to the shape of this stick 6 and itspointed ends, it will have a high trajectory and the pointed ends willkeep it from rolling very far.

Stick 9 illustrated in Figs. 4, 4a and 417 has a flat bottom and one endIll pointed, the other end ll being rounded. The vertical cross-sectionas shown in Fig. 4b is near end II. The center portion between the twoends is cut out, as indicated at I2, providing a fiat surface l3 whichmay be placed on the roughened surface 3. The stick 9, therefore, may beplayed either with its bottom resting on the surface 3 or with the topsurface I3 resting thereon. Two different effects may thus be obtained.

It will be noted that when using a circle as a goal or hole,substantially the same effects may be obtained as in golf. The stickswill never cover distances greater than about one-third that covered bya golf ball. My game may be played on rocky, uneven ground and misplayswill cause deviations from the intended course as great as in golf.Unless properly chosen, positioned and impelled, sticks will travel toone side, beyond or short of the goal. Owing to the wedge shape of teeI, it may be positioned in accordance with the ground surface so as toinsure the desired trajectory of the stick.

Fig. 6 illustrates a carrying case l5 of canvas or the like havingpockets I6 for the sticks 5, G and 9, and a pocket I! for the tee l. Thecase is carried on a belt l8 which is provided also with a hook IS onwhich club 4 may be hung.

What I claim is:

1. A tip-cat comprising an elongated body having a pointed end entirelywithin the plane of the body and having a flat bottom and provided witha transverse recessed top.

2. A tip-cat comprising an elongated body pointed at one end and roundedat its opposite end, the ends being entirely within the plane of thebody and having a flat bottom and provided with a recessed top.

3. A tip-cat comprising an elongated body having a pointed end entirelywithin the plane of the body and having a flat bottom and provided 7with a" recessed top having a fiat surface continuing from its recessedportion.

4. A tip-cat comprising an elongated body having a pointed end entirelywithin the plane of the body and having a flat bottom and. provided witha transverse recessed top having a fiat in-

